Netflix just added an Unhinged thriller movie that shows off Russell Crowe as a road-raging psycho

This movie doesn’t look like it will do any favors for my driving anxiety

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We all love a good thriller, and Netflix has an abundance of them. There’s usually a good selection added among thenew Netflix moviesand this month we’ve got the Russell Crowe psychological thriller movieUnhinged.

While Crowe is known for his Oscar-nominated heroic protagonists inThe Insider, A Beautiful Mindand of course the historical epicGladiator, Unhingedproves that he can steal the screen as a menacing villain.

We’ve all had some interaction with the universal experience of getting impatient on the road and beeping at other drivers. Well,Unhingedmay make you think twice before hitting the horn next time as Crowe stars as a sadistic psychopath who catches a case of deadly road rage and targets an impatient driver to teach her a lesson.

What is Unhinged about?

Unhingedwas first released in theaters in 2020, but is now available to stream on thebest streaming service.InUnhinged,single mother Rachel (Caren Pistorius) is having the worst day ever. Running late for work and stuck in standstill traffic during the school drop-off, Rachel is fired from her job over the phone. But soon her incredibly bad day turns into a full-blown nightmare when she gets into an argument with Tom Cooper (Crowe) after she honks at him for stalling at a green light. Unable to let it go, Tom spirals into a violent rage and pursues Rachel in revenge. As Rachel tries to protect her son Kyle (Gabriel Bateman), she’s forced to confront Tom as he becomes even more unhinged and off the rails.

While it wouldn’t be considered thebest Netflix moviedue to its 48% Rotten Tomatoes score, its action-packed carnage that bounces between terror and silliness make it a great Netflix watch, withVarietywriting thatUnhinged"delivers exactly the nasty B-movie thrills you expect". It adds: “the carnage is the point here, not any of the reasoning behind it, and Borte and Crowe bring it to a suitably frothing, furious head.”

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After graduating with a degree in Writing and Film Studies, Grace dived into the world of entertainment where she started writing all about the must-watch shows and movies at What To Watch. Now Grace is on her next writing adventure at TechRadar, where she uses her expertise to help readers keep up to date on the biggest TV shows and movies in the ever-changing world of streaming. If she’s not writing about her passion for entertainment, you’ll find her watching reality shows while feasting on chocolate.

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